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. 2010 Mar 17;2010(3):CD000215. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000215.pub4

Pretell 2000.

Methods Controlled clinical trial
Duration: dates not stated, 3 months follow up
Participants Number: 26 (16 males, 10 females)
Inclusion criteria: single enhancing lesion in the brain parenchyma
Exclusion criteria: pregnancy, other intracranial pathology
Interventions Group 1: Praziquantel 3 doses (25 mg/ kg) at 2‐hour intervals for 1 day
 Group 2: No antiparasitic therapy
Outcomes Adverse effects of treatment, radiological resolution of lesions
Notes Location: Peru
Source of funding: the Food and Drug Administration; the Fogarty Foundation/NIH; NIAID/NIH (USA)